Hasselblad Foundation
The Hasselblad Foundation (Swedish: Erna och Victor Hasselbladstiftelsen ) is an independent, not-for-profit foundation based in Gothenburg .
Founded in 1979, its purpose is to promote research and academic teaching in the natural sciences and photography. The foundation also presents the Hasselblad Award to a photographer each year , endowed with SEK 1 million . Göran Bengtsson is the chairman of the board of directors.
The foundation's assets come from the Hasselblad heir Victor Hasselblad († 1978), whose marriage to Erna Nathhorst remained childless.
Scholarships
The foundation has been awarding the Victor Fellowships for professional and artistic development outside Scandinavia since 2004 .
The Grez-sur-Loing grant allows a Swedish photographer to spend September and October at the Hôtel Chevillon near Fontainebleau .
The San Michele grant grants a stay in the Villa San Michele on Capri.
In addition, the foundation has been awarding a grant for nature photography since 2009 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.hasselbladfoundation.org/the-hasselblad-award/en/
- ^ Hasselblad Foundation: Board of Directors
- ↑ http://www.hasselbladfoundation.org/erna-victor-hasselblad/en/
- ↑ Hasselblad Foundation, The Victor Fellowships ( Memento of the original from 23 August 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Foundation Grez-sur-Loing: Activities in Grez-sur-Loing ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Hasselblad Foundation, The Grez-sur-Loing grant ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hasselblad Foundation, The San Michele grant ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Villa San Michele
- ↑ Hasselblad Foundation, Scholarship in Nature Photography ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Vårgårda Photo Club
